J.D. Vance Says He and Trump Can Win the ‘Normal Gay Guy Vote’ on Joe Rogan [Video]

J.D. Vance, who has opposed same-sex marriage, believes that he and Donald Trump could win the “normal gay guy vote” in next week’s presidential election.

“I wouldn’t be surprised if me and Trump won just the normal gay guy vote,” the Republican vice presidential nominee told podcaster Joe Rogan on Thursday, Oct. 31. “They just want to be left the hell alone and now you have all this crazy stuff on top of it.”

Vance, 40, has a history of opposing LGBTQ+ rights during his short political career and received a score of 0 on the Human Rights Campaign’s congressional scorecard.

During his Senate campaign in July 2022, Vance told Mission America that he would oppose the Respect for Marriage Act, which would enshrine federal marriage protections for same-sex and interracial marriages, NBC News reported. The bill ultimately passed and became law before Vance was sworn in January 2023.